NUR 3065L Health Assessment Laboratory . . . . . 4(0,8)
To be taken concurrently with NUR 3065. It provides the student with practice in the use of diagnostic tools, data gathering, planning and recording. Twelve (12) clinical hours.

NUR 3116 Concepts for Nursing Practice . . . . . 3(3,0)
Basis for the nursing process. It includes systems theory, change theory, health-illness continuum, high level wellness and various nursing models with emphasis on man's uniqueness as an adaptive being. Prerequisite for all courses having a clinical component.

NUR 3837 Health Care Issues . . . . . 3(3,0)
Examination of historical evolution, current issues and future trends relevant to contemporary health-care delivery. Social, cultural, political and legal forces which influence health care are explored with attention given to the viewpoints of the consumer, the professional and the institution.

NUR 3895 Patient Education . . . . . 3(3,0)
Explore teaching learning theories, identify needs assessment, develop objectives, determine appropriate methodology and evaluation for individual patient teaching and small groups.

NUR 4146 Drugs and the Human Body . . . . . 3(3,0)
Designed to introduce students to the dynamics of drug addiction from a physiological perspective. Legal and historical data related to current categories of drugs will be explored. Basic pharmacology and physiology; acute and chronic pathologic effects, and the physiological symptoms of withdrawal for commonly abused drugs will be a major focus of the course.

NUR 4165 Nursing Research . . . . . 3(3,0)
Introduction to the stages of the research process from conceptualization to dissemination of results. Designed to assist the nurse to appreciate the contributions of research to improvement of nursing practice, it will provide a necessary base in rudiments of research and an incentive to explore the research potential in the clinical setting. Prerequisite: STA 2023.

NUR 4615 Family and Community Health Nursing . . . . . 3(3,0)
Prevention of disease, environmental sanitation and crisis intervention to help the client, family and community achieve their maximum health potentials. Prerequisite: NUR 3065 and 3065L. Corequisite: NUR 4615L.

NUR 4615L Family and Community Health Nursing Laboratory . . . . . 5(0,10)
Application of the concepts of health maintenance and promotion is afforded the student in primary, secondary and tertiary care setting. Fifteen clinical hours. Corequisite: NUR 4615.

NUR 4827 Nursing Practicum . . . . . 2(2,0)
Group process provides the forum to study leadership, collaboration and coordination in health-care settings. Corequisite: NUR 4836L.

NUR 4836L Nursing Practicum Laboratory . . . . . 6(0,12)
An individually planned experience related to professional goals of the student. This includes the completion of a project designed to improve the health of consumers through nursing actions. Eighteen clinical hours. Corequisite: NUR 4827.

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